Debunking a wacky theory about the Department of Homeland Security stockpiling ammunition

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Apr 18, 2013 at 6:20 PM

Some conspiracy theories persist in the netherworld of right-wing politics even after conservatives of the biped variety have disavowed them.

Consider THIS:

In a House hearing Thursday morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano was sidetracked from her testimony on the DHS budget when Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) [above] asked her to respond to an online conspiracy theory about the DHS supposedly stockpiling ammo for an attack on Americans. Duncan argued this was more credible than mere “Internet rumors” because the Drudge Report, a popular conservative aggregator, said it was true.

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Some conspiracy theories persist in the netherworld of right-wing politics even after conservatives of the biped variety have disavowed them.

Consider THIS:

In a House hearing Thursday morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano was sidetracked from her testimony on the DHS budget when Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) [above] asked her to respond to an online conspiracy theory about the DHS supposedly stockpiling ammo for an attack on Americans. Duncan argued this was more credible than mere “Internet rumors” because the Drudge Report, a popular conservative aggregator, said it was true.